' " fcl
. - :;'v
F . J .1 ihr Oiirrmcy.
t % ■’' .' *Af *\ynfeP.trat0
. • *..-'r ' ■ • ’ I'e Holders of
r. -. >131 nation of 85,
— c. .i'-, ;• ,il i: *u.>; = :i iiaiU tho
' .1 w' - - 'tic Mi.f-JifWppi, fcj
= il 0 ■' ^3 and ut the
...k': ' >-'i -.'r Treasury
' 1 - i ’ • s fi*. ia rngi«»
■ . ; j. - 'U‘-T Ciif ir Gate,
, r oi iit. j>er an
I ;; jp ■ ,ry and .i.-Jj of
■ ; y1 .‘>«iu»7 i»4 h.iT^^,
■' ■ e ro»^ ^ ’ ; u for tb e
i“ n the prcc. ..’«|i^ se^fior,
prepatvd ho may ir
h ; r!i; >88. Suvl» bord?
= u - e r wi’'hoat ict^r-
rU »iuo8 payallc
>. ..?)t ^xp..»rr. and import uati(HS.
^ re&..ary uotos of the (ienoioi'
A7ia)T irter' ' \vhKV ^1)
^ It ■ - cr. \ siie
• .' ' ■ -iiL: t;f' r
- . ’«■ I'-' :, C.i.->C Qf t-1’H .'i ifiSl^ipi'i
>• ■ ••rf.T. of
SJ. ’ - .iX ^ J."-cnt of
r - i ' ' ' t £0 pro:..^ litod at
I, ‘ir ...ti tu the Uki. .if ‘6di
i‘ '1 scation of this act, be
■ t-! ‘ iv per oont. per mocth un-
~ i t; ;;:!•■>: ij: ebill attach to said
-vvi cr colc.^f’d. and sbftll ba deducted
"• ' -03 of said ncrofl wheucver preoented
''r . eiit or fo*- and said notas shall
~ lor the non issue erf Trea-
‘ ■ - ■ : %r in act.
•Hi oa ail said Trea«»ury notws not
’ *. ymv^at ot taxois at the dtitee
' ’ ■ .;5'’l)ed ir the 1st secMon of this
• be ”1 said dates and pl50f»s
' >r ;ry rioliar prouiisod un
; i tu2 ball attbcii to said
s' 1, I'^d shall be collected
-e e tue treasury, its depoai-
\ t.ix c t’ ”or8, and by all Govern-
■ ' the sumo whenever pre-
■r fo-fun3ii;», or in payment
mv, G, ior po.^tagc, or in es-
•.V herein "fter provided, and
■be rc^''able in bonds A4
■ ’ ’ ’• ■ ■ o 4 rtcccJc^a of tKie R>?t, until the
' ur j ut thoraie of 66i e«nt9
"*■’ w: i, ;.hall be*r5>3 duty of tho i\o-
^ ' • * ■ -i any time be*-woen
i :i 1st H July, 1S64, wcet of
- i :■= ‘-- rei, r-nd tiko 1st of January 1S66,
• ■ i .:hao^^e na*r Treasury notes
' : ' - ;.i 06} cents on ^le dol-
' ' ; ' ) r • of the denooiinaticMi of
- ’■ I -‘ c -ed the privli •s;'* of said
■u '^ d fii -thcr^ that to
i. uf r .iJ-Trcauiiry note-:’, after the 1st day
. ia hereby taken aw&y: And pro-
" ' ir,-, Aiiftt ui)on all «aoh Trcfeaurf not^
■r.\r v'*;uain cui'^.ndi3f5 cn the l?t day of
t I'65, Rnd inr>y cot h exchanged
’ ' '? 7r.'-7ary uglob, as h^reia provided, a tax
'^j pf;i oortt. is hereby iiap^ed.
Skc. 5 That-I!,her tho first day of April nest,
all pv - >rr 7 ]teic '.cf'?c given to the Secretary of
the T> ‘--,vi y t^5 :' afje TToasmry notes sball boj and
h ?ii r-Vy, r 'To’:-'’iZ Provided^ the 8'"oretary of
Tr.-a ,Tj msy, aftar that time, issue new
: y r-ir. auch f^rza as h« naay preseribe,
■v'lo >0 jtuxB tit«r the ratification of a treaty
■xiiz ^ Jnvied States, f>ud nev? issues
, i r^ile ia v of ail public dues,,
!'- .i ' " find i““” ; d-^tios, to bo iss&od ia j
r. ?:t thn rat* of 2 dollars of
’: ■ ‘ I-iues.
i ! ■ L' iOi vXJ
'■ -. i , cretl int^3 ’ireasury
’ -r : 'i; i3d the hiMers of the
i -\secpt tnose ef the
^ ^ cT yK 'h, iftcr they arj -cdaced to
:. ^ 5 = c i -. lur by the i?,x tiibresaid, may
. - ? :dJ] c jrL’ieatoa bearing in-
‘ : c . 4 j: ;r eect. por aanuaj, and
• ■ ■ > ' ^ ‘ V ' 8 Ti'tiS nation ol ft treaty
. 0 ‘./rtt. .1 3iS'U->, ^laless Booner
Hhali i»t3 -.hje-.u. to « tax at S84 per oenv on
ery doMa pronaiBed o?* the faoe thereof, sidd tax {tMe prtsceviing pftravx apii, bttt^veeii tU# times
to attach to said noto« wherever oironlatod, and j namsd therehi. 10 )>ar cent., in addition to
said notc« to fandabl« and exohaagcable for new
Trcasuify notesi, aa her^n provided, subject to
the ceJi. * m of ^d tax
S«o 12. That any Stat'C holding Treasiiry
nctos rzz^. cd hcf'^re the time?' herein fixed tor
taxing 9ii aot?8 shall be aliowod till the first
day (A Jau ary 1365, ftipd ike same in 6 per
cent, bonds cf tho Confederate State*?, payable 20
'rnTfl dtrr d»t«, anii the iatarost pi»yablc SiCtui-
a*i: ••ally. But »11 Trcafcury notce rceeiTcd by
^py State after the time ixed Sor taxing the Baa'.e
M e^oTf'iaid, $h^ll b« -e!d to have bean receired
' i:i^hod by tihe ?.mr»u«’’ of ®ftid The dia-
^0 notos t& tJbe t(\x
and those not m eubjoot, shall b^i—
S?'0 Ifl. That Ticasnry nct^ heretofore iffstwd
iot^rc9t ut the rate of R7 SO on the 81- >0
per >aaiim, niiail no lonper be rsoeivf;d ia pfcf-
■ : of uuc~, but sfcall be do?Tned a >d
ior";'icrcd bnnei ox ini’ Conf«^deratr Btat^.8, pa] a-
blrt ivo y ‘^rs r thn rctiSoatioa ot h tareaty of
pv'^a^ q with the URjtfed States, be*nng t!ie rat? 9I
-M ?p'''*55ed on their fa'’* ’^yablw l»t of
tJt.gu'tj ol'>ach and every year.
1 i. '^ha.t ibr J^eoretaTy of *?i.e TreesP’rv
. ftud i h‘>rcby, authoviaed, ic *iiso the ?.ti
Ln h- 'ih'^nid ''ct^iairc it, to
licy pnbii'J *rcvtor whose d*r.bt
Tc -.y b« c«»n^ot'?^ the of this a;t,
wi’iiin" to r>«^ive th"* same in » >-*ti^oate of :n-
-i^ht^duMs, ?«e isfiucd by swid Secretary in sn ih
forca r-K he eiry fa?eni nro^Wj payable two yetJP
aft^r u ratiSoatiea of a treaty of peaca with tbe
United Statos, hearing interest at the rate of »ix
per ocnt. per annum, payable toai-aBnKsny, aad
tranfiferable enljf liy speetal endorsement, under
regulations to b« preeoribtd by 4ke Setretery of
the Treasury, and and tfertifiefttei shall he ^enxpt
from taxation in orindpai a&d istarMt.
Sxo. 15. Tho Secretary OJ the Trea«ry is a.u-
thoriaod to inoroar# the Btimbcr of dep«f».itori0f so
as to m#et the reqitlrenoatB of this act, and
th;\t riew to employ ^!ach of the banks #i the g*>v>
eral States as ho may dcaat expedient.
8ise. 16. The Sf>«r«fcary of Ae Treacwy nhd!
forthwith advorSiiae Mihi in 8ioh newspap^n
pnbliehed ia the sovertJ Siai4«, and hveueh otJ or
mean) as shall secure imae^fee publicity; ud
the Secretary of War awl ihc Sooretary ©f ihc
Navy shall each eauce k to be pnbMshad in got*iy
ral order for tht uafiftrsMtioK of the army and
uvrj.
Ssn. 17. Tho 4i|Ed seotaoa »f tho act for lAie
assoL^sment and collection &f fcaxes, approved Way
1st 1863, is hereby repealed.
8*0. 18. Tile Seoretjuy of the Treasury is
hereby authorised and required, n]»on the appli-
cation of the halJcr of any eaH certificate, which,
by tho first sootioa of the act to provide for the
funding and further issue of Treapury not«;, ’\r>-
proved March 2Sd 18(?3, was rcqpired to W
thereaftxrr deemed to be a bend, to isisua to snch
holder n bend therefor u7>on t^e terms provided
by eai'i aat.
fnc
Tr.'
r ;
.'I • r.c',7 net',
'' ' ' -t ' pay "b.c expenses of tho Oov-
' ' . »^r>jvldcd for, t'.ie Secretary
f'- >?y ir- Uct-'cj authorised to issue 6
"o ao amount not exceeding five
. ■ - - tho prinoipal and in>
- ' - “ bo rroe froa taxation, and
* - -3 .'i i:s f; ttcreoa tha entire net
•; • V' v.;i Tij u-. :y t«r:aitor laid on the
v:> !ic “t. oci va, tob^co, and naval stores,
Nv-ii'.i o rvii •,:• c.-^. ...r'-ed uiq Oonfcderate
a.i j AC 6 ' w pr. v .wXj of ma import duties
v lui i >. 0 :• . i )f »i m:\y be nccewary
' • ; v’ *^^e 'utorcv., are hrjrtby specially
j: i'.'.jTi'ied, the uaiies now 1-iid on
-C. . \i tiurc:-j pi-igod i-ud Bhall horcaf-
ur he y . { s^.uf :u .- /Uog exchange, or
i.’ c.-. . o- .-..la t^nds.
(. t-ie tS>j;rstary of the Treasury ia
hcrc,>y r.r.:.liv'i5cri i; :m tiuie to time, as the
wantJ cf t’K> rrci^.-’jry xnay require it, to soil or
hy . or' : for Trerju’^y noros ~nd bonds, or any
pcv t taerc.-^f, v pon the bet,*: iorms he can, i»o aa to
ravct it’'-•'-jp^iu-.ioQo. by Ocngrefw, and at tho Bams
tiUiC : .i'.ic .- .. .d restjrict ti»e aiuouat of the circ i-
•.lit'on :-i ir. '.si3r7 noica vUiiin reasoc.iyle and
0«IO
S' i'.ic bonds authoritod by the 6th sec
tion , ‘ -oiay be either registered or cou-
S3 r’ic parties taJciAg them may elect;
-I .- . y /j ‘:-n excli^ igcd for each other under
au. ii V ; yi ■ V i0t‘. US the Sc'^etary of the Treaaury
ffi'7 p:c-rr;“-r. Th:?j shall bo foi 5100, and shall
toyv£ii.;i’ t.li3 coupons theroto attached, bo in
»u- ' . r :■ :■ i l of su".h authen^catioB the See-
r^ "'y Troasuty may prescribe; tho iaterest
slia' t be p:iy .ijle half yearly on the first of Jan'y
and J aiy Irr c.ich year; fihe principal shaii he ^jay-
nyjh 1: 1 L: n, 30 yQuxii from their datt.
o ‘ j. ?. Ali c 11 ocrtificates shall ba fundable?
an*l .-hr 2 iaiL a in ail respects as ia providaa
far the '?'.oU?y aotca into wtxich they are oon-
▼ertible. h uc-iiVOTtcd before the time fixed for
tari; ,;,c Tr;i^ttry not33, such certificates ahaJ)
iroiXi ihui lime bear interest upon only 66| c*at»
ior •vor'^ doihr prouiised upon their taee, Juid
phali b. 1 Cw«.;,;uat>ie in new Treasury notes at
thaf ;ato; but etlcr the passage of this act no call
ocrLii.i.’.;.-;i Lht-ii bo issued until after tho first day
of /\"riu \iy4,
t o. . J. Xiiat if any bank of depc»it shall give
its d
jkti.-; ■
.T.nd
khe '
pof lor I
^ai‘ tv
xnd
f-ho bonda aathorised by the fir«£
■■ •i'y in cxch-'iagc for their deposits
.ag i,io same on the bonds by some
-s-^y'trk or tokoa, to oe agreed upun wjth
--.r C l tho Treasury, then the wid de-
- - U} rooievs tne amount of
.ii . •’ J ve:uv.ry aots3, bearing no interest
. ai the i-'wdogo ol this aot: JPro-
tv'i .‘-aii ;>ouvi;i r*ro presented be tore the
‘*‘0 oot^8 at jrttf shall oeaso
' - * t ■■ C V- •
-Tr .''.i>.ny BotQ3 horatoiore
•J • of oK.4U oontiarie
L -j in ; r yment of public due;., as
: ’iftd tuTidable st yar under tho
?ro?isiuaa «t u.-tj ixc':ii ilu fiiat of July, 1864
IMt, and uatil tua lirau (Jotobyr 1834, west of
^e Missiflsippi river, but after that time thej
pnv
*63 L.P.U-:
C i>0. i. .
uwucd e: t u
io rc''d'rr-.
pro*iicd by
in Ad io im Taetea fitr ihe oet.>
mid t^pmrt of
SoG. 1. 'rhe Oongrcrs of tke Confederate
Stxtee of Auiofioa do »iact, T;iat in ad ii-
tJon to tix? tA-v€3 Ic'J'Ied by the act “to Iaj
or ti. 0 common defcnoe and to carry on
the fl vcminent of tho Oonfedorate State«,”
? ppro^ jd 2-lth of 13S3, there shall t;?!
lo' led, from the ps^soaga of thia act, gd th?
BuMeeta of t-Rxatiou Iioi'oafter uiont-ion'id.
sua c*^lleeted from overy pereoR; wpartB-^r
eh-ip, .’psociatioii or corporation, liable
to. tajt.'.a as follows, t .-wit:
i. b pon tiie vaiiio of property, rcni, y er-
tjonal and mixod, of evfjrr hand and deaci .p-
- whether s^id old here'>(ftrt*.r e. :eRipt«d or t?xcd 11 a
by the holders diftersnt rat?, 5 p«r r^at.: Provided, T »at
tho Treasury under tills tax on Uia raluo of proportj «m-
ployed in agnculture shall be aoducted ‘feft
value of tho tiix is kind uelivei ed tharcfro'tu
a« assessed niid#'» the law imposing it, snc
delivered to Q-OTernmcnt: Prcvid'i *
Tliat no cred?* Uiiall bo allowed beyond 5
}^r «2cnt.
II. On the vainc gold and Bilver wares
and plate, jewclB, jewelrj and watches, 10
per cent .
in. Tlio value of property taxed under
this section shall bo aasessed on tho basi# of
the raarkct value of the same, or oimilar |p«>-
pertjrln the neighborhood where aa^eaeea iD
the year 1860, except in cases where la? d,
BiAvee, cotton or tobacco have been p ir
chn»*d eiace tho let day of Jannary 18f 3,
in which case the said land, fclavos, cott m
and tobacco go purchased, shall be assessed
at the price actually paid for tho same Dy
the owner.
Sec. 2. On tho value of all shares or intt»r
ests hold in any bank, banking company or
associalion, canal, navigation, importiig,
exporting, inaurance, manufacturing, t« e--
greph, express, taiu *1 and dry-dock co n-
pauiea, and all otiier joiui ?i-onk corapau'es
of every kind, whether ir:cork.'*>ft?^i or n*>t,
5 ^r cent.
The value of propertv taxed under .Ids
euctlou shall be asscaaod upon the basis of
tht> mavket value of such property in tic
neighbourhood whera aiisessod, in such oir-
retcy aa may t>s in general use there, in tae
pmch^iso aiid salo of such property, at tie
£iJiie of asifossiiienr.
8qq. s. Upon tlid amount of all gold aud
silver coin, gold cat?t,ooLd or sRver bullion,
wkether hold oy the banka or other corj o-
lationa or iadividuals, 6 t>cr oes\L; iiad upon
aU moaora held abroaii, or -..po* the aaiount
Ci ■ of oyr*haa,t»c. •I'-sv-p tl. r«fV)i on
ioroi^f? u. autr-ttb^ 'nx ^ I p»f ce*it.; such
id.?' (JiXtiJ uio;>‘^v' t^> »e ageegped and
'‘oliootad acc'f^-rdiu^ to tue ftdae thereof at
tJ3u , whei tt ^h« is paid.
Li nt' awouiii of aU golveut ere-
difa, 'i/i •■£ iiii o^c«..fe jilL* wid all other pa-
p*jr& A't .arrency, exclusive of non-
iiit«*-oSi A>siriiift .^edsrat. treasury note«,
Pjaa not tiinploved in % regiitered boeinese,
the incorn^i len ."^d . m which ia taxed, 6
per ceat.
Sec. 4. 0 ooQ prodt» made in trade and
L )r, „ '■ uiade by buying and seil-
iai> * >.n‘-'”r ricrs, flour, wh^t, com, rice,
sugu, v a Ol iirup, salt, b^n, pork,
ho^, bee; / beei cattle, sheep,'oats, hay,
fodder, raw tudes, le^tber, horses, mulen,
boots, tihoee, cotton yams, wool, woolen, co
ton or mixed ciolha, ha^ wagons, harness, |
coal, iron, steel or aaila, at any time b^
tween tho 1st of January 1863, and the l&t
of January 1865, 10 p« cent, in additi(»i
to the tax on each promts as income under
the *‘act to lay taxes tor the common defence,
and carry on the Gk>vemment of the Oon
federate States,” approved April JH, 1863.'
IL Onall i^ofita made bjr buying and
IHnopmrmAv firo!4 bUvat. fniwivn AXAhft.nPA-*
•ellicg money, ^Id, eilver, for«i|pi ozehan^' ?
stocks, notes^ debts, credits, or obligations' the Oonfed«rate States, enjUed to pro
of any kind, and any niM^handiafl, i^ptr- tiuur •aooabs itx’tha war.
the tax oi. cacli prolita as incc;me, under the-
act ftforeeaid,
Ul. Oi. ibo amount of pi'ofits excecdl
25 per e«jn£., made during either of the yoa
18#>3 aisd 18^34, by any bank or baukii^
company, insurance, canal, navigation, i
portiue and e.Tportiag, telegraph, expr
railroad, luiJiuiacturintj, dvy dock, or ot
joint stock coikpanv of aoj deseriptiv.
\i?'he‘htir inooruoniU’d or not, 25 per contu
Gucb ftT.cess.
Bkc. ii. 'i fo.Iowing c,vemptionB fr
taxation nMder tiiie act shall be allowed,
to-wit:
I. Property of each head of a tamily to
th« valT?e o* ^500; and for each minor ch'j5
of the family to the further value of %
and for Bon actually engaged in
army or navy,iOr who has died or lj|
killed in tlie military or naral service,
who u ijiember pt’ the fa^nily whet
friTvire, to the further valf
$60(S.'
II. Pvype* Cy of the widow of any o
»»jhii0r, bailor f*r marine, who may
died Scan killed in the militury or n
service*, where fchere is uo widow, t
the family, being minor children,
value of $1000.
llx. Property of evoi^ officer!
sailor or marine, actuaily eaga
military or naval eervice, or of sue
been disabled in euch service, t«
of ^1000; provided, that the above e
tioue shall net apply to any perion,
pio^erty, exclusive of household fnrn
shad be assessed at a value exceeding t
IT. That where property ha« been in]
er destroyed by tke eaetay, or the d»B«r
thereof hau been tempomrily dsprived
rwe or eccupancy thersof, or of the i
of euJJivating the same, »y reason of the
presence or the proximity of the e
ti59 aseessmeot on ecch property m
rpducodj ia proporiaon to the damay
tained % tUe owner, er Ui« tax uagaseed
ttiereon may be reduced ia tlie same ratio
by ttiG diGtriot ecllector, on eatftsfactery evi
dence subaaitted J» hna by the owner or as-
SGsror.
Sbo. 6. That the l^utoe on property, laid
for the ytjar 1864, pknil bo aes^ed as on
the djiy et tJie pa.«^.age of this aot, and be
dae collected en the lat day ©f»June
Bert, wr as aoou rMler as practicable, allow-
n'ii exteiMiiou of SO days West of the
Mi.ifcW.ippi liver Tlio additional taxes on
ii»o-:riit>3 or profits for the year 1868, levied
by th>s Ect, shall bo aeseesed and collected
fditbHdth; and the taxes oa kicomes or pro-
fitE for tho year 1864, shall be assessed and
collected a*cording lo the provisions of the
tax and aseesemcnt acts of 1S63.
Si&G. 7. So much of the tax act of the 24th
day of All’ll 1863, as levies a tax on ia-
couaea denved from propoi’ty or effects on
the amomit or valr.e of which a tax is levied
by thv". ao*, and e.l5_> the 1st section of said
act, aro suspcr do^d for the yeai’ 1864, and
uc OGtimatec . hire or interest on pro
perty or eredirj hereiu taxed ad valorem,
shall be aescseod or taxed as incomee under
the tax act of J 803.
Sec. 8, 'P tax imposed by this act
on bonds of tlid Oonfederate States faereto-
foro issued, bhall in no ctvie exceed the in
terest on the same, and such lx>nd8, when
held by or fer minors or lunatics, shall be
cxem]>t from tho tax ia ali cases where the
ir tereat on the same shall not exceed $1000.
An Aot to m-spmdjhe priviUge of the Wt'U
of Gorpm in 0(:riain cc^es.
Whoro'i-S the ConstitutioTi of the Confed
erate States of .America provides in Article
1, Section 9, Paragraph 3, that “the privi
lege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not
be suspended unless when in case of rebel
lion or invgaion, tho public safety may re
quire it;” and 'rhereas, the power of sus-
pandlng the privilege of said writ as reoog-
liised in said Article 1, ia vested solely iu
the Congress, ifhich is the exclusive judge
of the necessity of such euapension; and
whereas, in the opinion of the Oongreiss, the
public safety rec^rJres the suspensio^ of said
v^nt in the exis^rng case of the invasion of
tLojio States by the armies of the United
States; and wher ^iie President has a^ked
for the suspei of the writ of habeae oor-
pn3, ftjid informed Congress of conditions of
pablivi danger which render the suspension
of the writ a meaour# proper for the public
d-iilonce againtt invasion and iasnrrection;
u,>w, therefore,
Ike Congress of the Confedera
America do enact, That during 1
iiivasiou of the Cvn&derate State*,
ilcge of the writ of habeas "borp
ihj same is hereby, suspended; but
pension shall apply only to the cas
sons arrested or detained by ordi
Pi esident. Secretary of War, or th
Officer commanding the Trans-J
Military Department, by the aat
under iae control of tho Presi^ijbi
hereby do;lared tliat the pu
gr«ii3 iu the xrossage of this ac*
more effectually for the pn^^
suspending th® writ oi habeas
following cases and no otiier:
I. Of treason, or treasonable
oombinationa to subvert the gov
the Confederate States.
IL Of conspiraciee to overthro
ornment, or conspiraciea to resist
author!^ of the Oonfoderate Stai
in. Of combining to assist the
of communicating intelligence to
or riving him aid and comfort.
JLV. Of eonspiraoi^ preparatioo^wd at-
to)^ts to in«>:te servile inaarrecti^ff;
y. Of aesorti*>ns or encouraging deser
tions, of harboring deserters, and ot attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That in
case ol palpable wrong and opprewioa by
any snbordinato officer upon any who
does not l^ally owe imiitary sc^ioe, hie
'Hpwior o1?!cer shall grant prompt wiet to
the oopre^eed party, and tke sntlV^nate
shall ne dismissed ixom olfiLaa.
VL Of spies and otJier Maisaariflfifcrf tho
enemy.
Yli. Of holding oorrespondenoe inttt**
comiso with the enemy, withont A^^sity,
and without the permiaeion of lwdde-
ff.te -^^-ates.
IL Of imlawM trading with the eo«'
d othorr offeneoi againist the laiva of
IX. Ot c^juspinic-jjo, tc» ti'jer
ate prisouers of war held by iha Gonfcdorate
States.
X Of cenepirucies, or attouapie or prepa
rations to aid the enemy.
XI. Of ]:«nion8 advising or inciting rtthere
to abandon tlio Oonfederaie cause, or to ro-
eiet the Oanfederate States, or tu adhere to
tho enemy.
XII. Of unlawfully burning, destroying
or injuring, or attempting- to burn, destroy
or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele
graphic line of commnnic&tion, or pi O'»>«rty,
with the intent of aiding tho eaemy.
Xm. Of tre.^onflble detiigns to impair
the military power of the Govenimenfc by
desti oying, or attempting to destroy, vftsssls
or arme, or munitions of war, or &;-8f«nal8,
foandriee, worksLopa, or otht*~ p>rop«rty of
the Confederate Statcs.
Sec. 2, The President shall canott proper
officers to investigate thp cases of aii persons
so arr*s8ted, or detained, in order that they
may be discharged if improjierly detained,
nnlens they can be speedily tried ir due
course of law.
See. 3. That during the suspension afore-
eaid, no uiilitary or other oliicer shall be
compelled, in aoswer to any writ of haoeas
corjpuB, to appear in person, or to return Iho
boay of any porsen or persons detained by
hii«, by the authority of the President, Se-
ristary of War, or the Gen*eral officer com
manding the Trans-Mississippi departme^u;
at upon the certificate, under oath, of the
oil^cei’ having charge of any one so detained,
that such poi-son is detained by him a» a
prisoner for any of the causes hereinbefore
specified, nndor tho authority aforesaid, far-
her proceedings under the writ of habeas
cor^tus shrill immediately cease and remain
6ne>X'nded so long aa this act Bhall continne
in fbreo.
• Sec. 4. Tbifi act shall continue in force fur
ninety clays after the next meeting of C*n-
^rees, and uo longer.
THE MILITARY mjLL,
Sec'don 1. Thaf irom and after the paeaage
of this act all white men, residents of the
Confederate States, between tije ages of 37
and 59, shall be iu the military service of
the Confederate States for the war.
Sec. 2. That all the pereona aforesaid, b&-
tweon the ages of IS and 45, now in service,
shall be retained during the present war
with the U. S., in the same regiments, bat
talions and compaties, to which they belong
at the p&Bsage of tiiie act, with the same or-
ganizp.tion and officers, unless regularly
transferred or discharged, in accordance
with the laws and regulations (&r the gov
ernment of tho ai'my: Provided, that eem-
panics from one State, organised against
their Consent, expressed at the time, with
regiments or battalion* from another St^te,
shall have the privilege of being transferred
or
.ent of
e gOT-
lawfol
y,or
©my.
to organizations of troops, in the &ame ana
of the service, from the States \n wliich taid !
shall be Mable to t>e jpiated ift service ia Mie
iield for .the war, as tf ha w«re betwews the
ages of 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter tho dHtiee of pro-
vest and hospital guard* aad clerks, and of
clerks, gnards, agents, employee* or labor
ers in the Commissair and Qaaitttrmaoter’s
Departments, in the Ordaance Bureau, and
of clerks and amployeee of navy agents, as
also in the execution ef the enroUmeat act,
and ali similar duties, shall be performed
by persons who are within the ages of ^18
and 45 years, and who by the report ©f a
Board of army surgeons shall be re^rted
as unable to perform active service m the
field, but capable of performinj aome of the
above said duties, specifyin‘| which, aad
when these persons shall have oecn asai^ied
to those duties as fiar as practicable, the Pre
sident shall assign or detail to their perforni-
ance such bodies of troops, or individui;!*?,
letpired to be enrolled under, the 5tii sec
tion of this act, as may be needed for the
discliarge of such duties: Provided, that
persons between the ages of 17 and 18 si.all
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act ehall
be so construed as to prevent t?'o President
from detailing’ artisan*, mechanic«s, or per-
sens of scientific skill, to perf*t-a indispen
sable duties in the departmeiiLe »r bureaus
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. That any QaarterniH^ter er As
sistant Quartermaster, Commist?bki*y or As
sistant Commiaeary, (other than those serv
ing with brigades or regiments in the field,)
or officers in the Ordnaace Bureau, or Navy
A{^ente, or Provost liCarshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ or retain in hii empleyment any
person in any of their said department* or
bureaus, or iti any of the duties mentioned
iu the 8th section of thia act, in violation oS
the provisions hereof, shall, on, eoavictiott
thereof by a court-martial or military coni t,
bo cashiered; anjl it shall be the duty of any
department «r dis^et ooumaader, npon
pr©of, by the oath ©f any eredible Mr*on,
that any such ©fiioor has violated mis pro
vision, immediately to relieve sueh ofileer
from duty; and said eoinmaader* shaJd take
prompt measure* to have him tried for such
o^ence; and any oommander ae aforesaid
failing to p^orm. the dntie* eojoiaed by
' thi* section, shi^ upon being duly oonvieted
thereof, be disehwged from the service.
Sec. 10. That all l&'vn panting Memp-
tions from military service oe, and the same
aro, hereby repealed, and herealter none
shall be exempted except the follewing:
1. All who shall be neld nc#.t for milila-
ry ecrvice, under rules to be preecribed by
the Secretary ef War.
2. The Vice Preeident of the Confedwate
Stt>.tes, the members asd ofiloers oi Congress
and of the several State Legi^atures, and
such other Odnfederate and state ^xxnts a*
tho President, or the Governor of the ro
apective States, may oertiiy t© be neceiaery
n ^ - J
companies were raised; and the soldiers fro:.ii j for the proper adnjinistratioa rf the Con-
.1^ o.federate State CK>vemmeDt^, &e the ease
may bo.
3. iilvery minister of reli«Mi antueri*sed to
one State, in companies from another Stats
shall bo allowed, if they dociro it, a tranifer
to organiar.tiona from their own States, in
tlio same arm of tho sorvico.
Sec. 3. That at the expiration of six months
from txie firit day of Apnl next, a boimty
of $100 iu a six per cent. Government bond,
which tho Secretary of the Treasury is here-
previaions,* to be deiirrer«d snoh penov
aa aforeeaid at •qoivs^aat rate*.
3. Such pemon shall furthar biad kmmit
to sell the marketable *arplu* ef provieiwee
and grain now on hand, and wki*h ke
raiae from year to year whila kis exewptiia
centianes, to the Ghovemment ©r te tke ftna-
iliea of soldiers, at prices &xed bgr tke 9tca-
missioaers ©f the State under ^a nnyTam -
ment act: Provided, that any persea m-
em^ted as aforesaid, shall be ea^tied to a
credit of 25 per cent, on any amoant of meat
which he may deliver within three
froai the passage uf this act: Provided fai--
th-^r, that peiison* coming witkia the fcovi-
sioiis of thiB e^LenjPtion slvall uot be deprived
of tho l>enel:it thei’iijof by reR.3 vJj of
been oci filed s4ac2 the 1st (*f Feb. l^^l.
4. In addi^^ion to tho foregoing eKem^-
fek>uE, the Secretaij/ of War, uuder the CR-
rwtion of tho I^resideut, may exempt or de
tail such ot.'jc'- jjcrsons aa he may be natfe-
ied otight 10 be exempted en aceeoot of
public neceflsitjv and to ineare the produe-
fion of i-rftiTj other provisions fer flie
army and the ramiiice cf soldier*. BLe oMjr^
also, c:r.*»nt cxompTiot^s or details, on s«^
terms as he may prescribe, to sack erar-
ge«8, fariRora or planter? as ho may be *at-
isfied will be mora UBofi>l to the aoaatry in
the pursuits of agriculture tlian ia tha wuU-
tary service; Provided, that saeH exeaiytieo
shall cease whenever the farmer, plwtar er
ovetseer shall fail diligently to emplej m
good faith, his own skill, capital and laker
exolnsively in the production af grain aad
prevision*, to be sold te the Gbveraaieat aodi
the families ©f soldier* at pricea net eaeead-
inf^ fixed at the time for Ifta artieka
by JoBxaiisaioners ©f the State ander
the ii&|^e8Bment act.
5. l^e preaident, treaaurer, aaditar aad
supermtendent of any railroad eem|»any ea-
ga^^ ia taanspertation fer the &overnmeat,
and aaoh o^oers and employees ttkereof aa
the president or superintendent shall eert%
on oedh to be iadispeoaable to the effieiesl
operation ef said railroad: Provided, Hiat
the number of persons so exempted bjf^ tfaA*
act ea any railroad shall not exceed ene per
son for eaah mile of saeh road in actaal ase
tW aiiitai7 transportation; and *ald egewyte
sh^ ke reported by name and deaen»«ea,
w??4& tke names of any who have lelt ftke
empieyoirat of sud compaa^, (m* wke may
eeaee to be iadispensable.
fj. That aotiiin^ herein c^mtained abaS
be «ons{raod as repealing the act af>prova4
April the 14th 18^, entitled an act to ex
empt eontractora for carrying tiie mail* ol
the G^ederate States, and the driven of
poet eoacheti and haeks, from military ser-
vioe: Provid'jid, that all the exempM»kB
gr&nted undtji* this aot shall o»iy oontin^
whilst the exempted are
engt^ed in tholr respective pursuits er 00-
oapiraoQB.
Seu. 11. That the President be, aad ha is
hereby, autii^^rked to spauit det^ls, under
j^neral rules and r^uUitions to be iesaed
troai tho W«' Di^artment, either of persons
between 45 and nO years of age, or agtn the
army in the field, in all eases where, ia has
rcgultifly employed in the discharge
ministerial duties; superintendents and phy
sicians of asylums fmr the deaf and dumb
by authorized to issno, shall bo paid to eve- j and blind and of the insane; one editor for
ry non-commLsBioned oSioev, musician and
private who shall then be in service, or iu
tlie event of his death previone to tho period
of such payro.ent, then to tho parson or per
sons who would bo entitled to receive by law
the arrearages ot his pay; but no one shall bo
eiaitleu to the bov.uty heroin provided who
sh^rll at any time, duriog the peiiod of six
nioxitiis next after tho said first day of April,
t:>e absent from his command without leave.
Sc2. 4. That no peraon ehall be relieved
from the operation of tfiis act by reason of
having been heretofore discharged frotn the
army whcro no disability no.v exigta; nor
shall those who have farnifihed substitute
be any longer exempted by reason thereof:
Provided, that uo person, heretofore exempt
ed on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relievo him from
fcorvice^ fihali be required to render military
?>ervice mider this uct.
Sec. 5. That ail white male residents of
tho Oonfederate Statfe, between the ages of
17 and 18 and 45 and 50 yei*rd, shall enroll
themselves at ancii times and places, and
under such reguiutions, aa the Preaident
aaay oreaoribe, the time alhawod not being
led. liian 30 days for those east, and 60 days
for those west of the MiiseiEsi^pi river, and
any person who shall fail so to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to be judged of by the President, shall be
placed iu service in the field for the war, in
the same manner aa though they were be
tween the ages of IB and 45: Provided, that
the persons mentioned ia this section shall
constitute a reserve for State defence and
detail duty, and shall not be rec^uired to
perform eervioe out of tihe State m which
th^ reside.
Sec. 6. That all persons re^uired by the
5th section of thia act to enroll themselves,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east of tho Miop.issippi, aud within 60
days, if west of said river, form themselves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions er regimenta, and elect their own
officers; said organiaations to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tender £heir services, aa volunteer* during
the war to the President; and if such organ
izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, ^
now organized, and deposit a copy thereof
with the enrolling officer of their district,
which shall ^ eqxiivalent to enrollment,
tfioy may be accepted as minute men for
service in sach State, but in no event to be
t4dcen out ot it Those who do not so volun
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
before provided; and may, by the President,
be required to asseiable at convenient pla
ces of roadasvous, and be formed or organ
ized into coinpaniee, battali^Mis and regi-
monta, tinddr regnlatioas to be prescribed
by and shall have tho right to elect
tbieir company and regimental ofEcera; and
p.ll troops organised andor tuia act for State
defence, be entitled, while in actual
serviee, to the same pay and allowance as
troops now ia the field.
Sec. T. That any person who shall fail to
attend at t'te pdace of rendearoQa aa required
by the aathority of the Preaident, without
a wdftrri—t mam to b« jadgsd ci hf kia.
prfcach LeiicrJingto the rwea of hie church,: judgment, jtitlitH;, equity aad neeewity re
trod whO; fct the passage of this act, »haU be i quire aach detaili*, aad he may revoke aaek
har;^©ofhi6 orde« of details whenever he #»inka pro|^
Provided, that the power hcvein ^aated to
the Preaidont to mi^e details aad exei^
tiena shall not be con^.truod to autheria© In©
exemption or detail of any emtraetor Ito
fi^nianing supplies of any kind to the Bo'f-
•mmeat, by reason of said eoatraet, naieas
the head or secretary of the departmrat laa*
king such contract i^&U certify that the pw-
sonal services of snch contractor are iadia-
gsnsable to tke execution of said contraett
rovided further, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfnU|f,
to proceed with the execution d such con
tract, hia exemption or detail shall ceaae.
Sec. IS. l^t in appointing local boarda
of aorgeons for the examination of persoo*
liable to military service, no member com
posing the same shall be appointed from the
county or enrolling district in which they
are required to m^e such examinatiMi.
each newspaper being pnMished at the time
of this aet, and such employees aa said edi
tor may certify, on oath, to oe indispenaable
to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of tho Confederate and State
Governments, and such ^oumevmen print-
er» as the said public printer saall certify,
on oath, to be indispensable to perform the
public printing; one skilled apothecary in
ei^ch apothecary store, who was doing bnsi-
!.ees as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 1862,
and has continued said business, withoat
intermiseion, since that period; all physi
cians over the age of 30 years, who now are,
and for the l^t 7 years have been, in the
actu:il and ragular practice of their profes
sion, but the term phyeician shall not in
clude dcn.iBt^; all presidents and teachers
of coll6'y?3j theolo^cAl seminaries, aoade-
iiiios anci c^hooLs, who have been regtdarly
engaged iJi soch for two years next before
the paesaf'o of this act: Provided, that the
benefit ot this exemption shall extend to
thoae teachers only whose school* are com
posed of 20 students or more. All anperin-
tendents of public hospitals, established by
law before the passage of tliis act, and such
physicians and nurses therein as sach sa-
perintendents''8hall ceitify, ©n oath, te be
indispensable to the proper aiid efficient
management thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as
owner or agricnlturiat on each farm or plan
tation npon which thm are now, and were
on the 1st day of JtuaV last, 15 able-bodied'
field-handa, tetween the ages of 16 and 50,
upon tile following conditioi^:
1. examption shall only bo granted
in eases in which there i« no white^male
adult on the farm or plantation not liable to
military service, nor imless the person olaim-
iug the exemption was on the 1st day of
Jan’y 1864, mther the owner and manager
or overseer of said plantation, bnt in no case
shall more than one person be exempted for
one farm or plantation.
2. Such person shall first execute a bond,
payable to the Confederate States ©f Amer
ica, in auch form, and with anch security,
and in such penalty m tiie Secretary of War
may prescribe, ewiditioned that he wffl de
liver to the Ghovemment ai some railroad
depot, or such ot^or place or places aa xaay
be designated by the Secretary ot War,
within & months next eosniDg, 100 puundi
of oacon, or, at the election of the Qovem-
inont, its equivalent in pork, and 100 Iba. of
net b^ (said beef to be daUrered on foot,)
tiM- each able-bodied dare on sind farm or
plantation, within the above sidd ages, whe
ther said sUvea in the field or aot, whi^
said bacon or pork and beef riiall 1^ paid
by the GK>vemmwnt at the prieea ftxed
by the Oomnus«ion^ ot the State under the
impressment act: Provided, that when the
perscm thus exempted snail prodace aataa-
factory evidence that it has been iniposaible
for him, by the exercise oi proper diiigenoe,
CO furnish the amount of meat thns contract
ed for, and leave an adequate supply for the
3ub32steuce of thoee living on the aaid £ftnn
or plttutatioa, the Seoret«ry of War shall
dir^ a oomm.uta6on of tiie sanaa, to toe
Post Ofioo, Fay«ttevill8j N. C.,)
OOTOBia 3,1868. j
SoAedh* tf tht Arrival md of At -MaO* id fma
Ofie$,
RALEian via AVSEASBOBO’, if.
Arrives daily, except Stuiiay, at P. II.
Departs daily, exoept Sator^y at S P. IL
BALBiaU via SUMMBBYILIA.
Departs Tuesday and Friday at 6 A. IX.
Arrives Wedaesiiay aad Soaiaj at t P. M.
WARSAW via GLUIYOH
Arrives daily at 12 noes.
Depart* 4a3j at P. M.
OABTHAOS.
Anives Tueedaj, I'horsdajr Satordaf at 7 P. Mr
Departs Slonday, Wedaesday and Pridaj at 1 P. SC
CSBBAW, S. C.
Arrives Tuesday, Thiarsday and 8atorda7 at 6 P. II
Departs Soaday, Tuesday and Thsnday at 1 P. H
FAia BLUf ? via LUMBEBTON.
Arrives Taesday, Itaumday and Sstwlaif at 6 A, li.
Departs Sauday, Tud«d«y aud Taoced^ at 1 P. If.
B0Bfi60N S via KlrlZABETHTOWM.
Departs Mnda7, Wednesday and Friday at 0 A. M.
Arilves Taesd%y, Tkordsiy and Saiorday at 1 P. ML
£L1ZAB£THT0WN via f BBJUINXU.
Arrives Monday at 6 P. If.
Depart.4 eaai« day (Monday) at 6 P. M.
MAenOlJA ria CYPBB88 OBfiK.
Arrives Tnaeday at 3 P. K.
Departs »ua9 day (Taee^if) at 3| P. IS.
8Wm ISLAND via MOSIBOaX, GO?INtTOII sad
pew:^!roir.
Arrives Tuesday at 6 P. M. *
Departs Wedne^y at 11 A. M.
SWIFT ISLAND via TBOT
Arrives Tuesday at SvP. H.
Departs Wedse^y at 11 A. &L
AU mails Isavins before 71A it . are eiaead tke tvsa
iag before at 9 P. If. AU Mters to be seat ot tttm
this office, other tiiaa by aail, mmm be fmU fer aa if
Mat by inidL AU drep Isttars skouM be pte-pai4 by
2 eeot staaape.
The oOee wiU be Bwadaj frwa 8i te M A
Sf .,aadf^4}ta6|P. K. ^
JAS. «. OOOK, P. H.
pOBthe
TGUB BUIB PRMJBR,
te Little Woi^ A flarthsr si^^ at whelseala
7 w%X9* a soau*
TUB liOKTH
HCrrCiL UFB i^fsuaifvcs COIIFAilf,
Now ia the tsath year ef aaeeearfoi eperatioa, wiA
growiag capital and inaar hold i^e* pablie esa-
Sdea^ oo]^la)BM t# innre tke Uvea of all kealt^ per
sons firoai 14 te 60 yeers af age, for eaa year, far sevsa
yeant, aad for li/e—M !Uii ■enters skaiiag M the praiia
All slaves trom 10 ta SO years ef ace are iasa^ fbr
•a« J9%c «r for tve years for two tUrds their vala«L
Au losees ars poaetoaUy paid within 90 dayi allar
•atisfhoiory pro^ ta prese#^
For iagihttr iafhrssatisa die pi^l^ ia witered I©
Afeaiksef tha Oetnpaay im ail pa^e'ike State, aa4 I©
K. H. BAffTlA Seeretaiy, Bal«!sh.
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